They Called!!!

So finally after waiting forever and 3 days, the EMS agency I applied to called me. I go for my assessment, written test, and peer interview next week on Thursday. I am so excited and hopeful. I'm confident but don't want to be overconfident either. I know my stuff. I just can't let the nerves get to me. So until next week, I will be going over protocols and drug dosages to refresh my memory. Good thing is I just took my refresher class back in April. Fresh on the brain. This will definitely make work more tolerable this weekend knowing there is a chance to get out of there and go back to the ambulance.

In other news, I have developed an obsession with tomatoes. Craving tomatoes, otherwise known as Tomatophagia in the medical world, is supposed to be a sign of iron deficiency anemia. And when I say I crave tomatoes, I dream about tomatoes. I bought 4 cans to go with the 3 cans of various stewed and diced and whole tomatoes I already have. Not to mention the different varieties of fresh tomatoes I have. So something to keep an eye on and talk with the doc about if this craving doesn't go away. But it has been 4 weeks of tomato cravings. I hope I just like tomatoes. A LOT.

But no cig craves today, which is great. Every day I can have without a cig craving is a good day. Today has been a very good day.

I'm very happy for you Susan that's wonderful news and tomatoes are good for you so enjoy them especially the fresh tomatoes ours are pretty much done in the garden now but we've been enjoying them since the end of June but the killer Frost got what was left the other night we didn't get them covered good enough .

SoosannahK Thanks...I am hoping to see pulmonologist tomorrow, I think I have really "stepped in it" this time. Had to leave work yesterday and I NEVER leave work or call in sick but my oxygen saturations have been scary low and I don't know what else I can do on my own. Thanks for thinking of me and missing me...I miss everyone terribly.

elvan I miss and worry about you all the time. I can feel your lungs and yes not being able to breath is very scary. it happens to me when I have to breath through my mouth and I have chronic dry mouth, which sucks because if I have a stuffy nose I have to keep getting up to drink some water. ive been working on you for a couple of weeks. we all miss and love you!